Antofagasta
18-year-old student kills inspector at Calama school
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An 18-year-old student attacked members of the Instituto Obispo Silva Lezaeta community in Calama with a bladed weapon on Friday, killing a 59-year-old inspector and injuring a teaching assistant and three students. The attacker was detained in flagrancy by Carabineros after being restrained by teachers. Local authorities declared three days of communal mourning and President José Antonio Kast sent ministers to the site.
A Chilean woman has been remanded in preventive custody in Antofagasta for the qualified homicide of a four-year-old and nine-month-old girl, in the so-called 'Caso Josefa'. The defendant lived with the victim's father and was arrested on the day of the death. The girl's body showed injuries consistent with habitual abuse.
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The Superintendencia del Medio Ambiente (Sma) has filed two serious charges against the Antofagasta Municipality for handling the La Chimba ex-landfill, due to the lack of environmental evaluation in its recovery plan. The accusations stem from citizen complaints about illegal burns affecting health and the environment near the Reserva Nacional La Chimba. The municipality has deadlines to respond and claims it is already implementing remediation measures.